Interactive boards — digital boards that can display images from computers as well as have items manipulated by teachers and students — are becoming more common in classrooms, and teachers find them to be a great way to engage students and keep them active in their learning.

Elizabethtown Independent Schools has an interactive board in every classroom in its elementary schools, and about 25 percent of the classrooms at T. K. Middle School and Elizabethtown High School have one.

By AMIRA BRYANTAbout half of all U.S. teens — 48.9 percent — have jobs, according to a July 2010 data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Some work to pay for car insurance; others, to beef up college applications. For some, a job is just an opportunity to gain real-world work experience.
Regardless of the reason, managing time between the responsibilities of school and work can be challenging.

By JANELLE WILLIAMSAt age 3, Kaity Paschetto slipped on her first pair of dainty ballet shoes. Since then, she has dominated the stage as a dancer and ensnared audiences throughout Kentucky with her operatic voice and striking red hair.
“Theater is my life,” Paschetto, a junior at Central Hardin, said. “My two older sisters took dance, and that’s what got me started.”

By APRIL WINEBARGEROne hundred sixty-seven.
According to easilyamused.org, that's how many different cause awareness months are recognized in different parts of the United States. Although this is not an official list, this number shows one reason why cause awareness months are ineffective: There are too many.
Cause months sound, in essence, like a good idea: raising awareness about problems that affect a large portion of people. However, with so many different causes, who could keep track?

By CALEB MOORETo look at a house from the outside, you see siding, roof and windows. But this is only part of what makes up the house.
Look inside and you find furniture, painted walls and flooring.
A campaign is a lot like a house.
From the outside, you only see certain aspects: signs, TV ads, endless mailers. But when you’re in it — when you’re really involved in a campaign — it’s so much more.
That’s how it is for me. I am a candidate’s kid.